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Unused thermal paste - lifespan? AM4 application

slipd

slipd

slipd

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Hi guys,

I've recently unearthed 3/4, new and unused Arctic 5 applicators. Will it be alright do you think, it's got to be about 4-10 years old... I know paste degrades under heat doesn't it?

Are the application rules still the same; a small blob, about the size of a grain of rice in the middle of the chip - let that spread under the pressure of the heatsink etc.

Thanks.
 
Thanks ik9000! It's been in the dark, in a loft/garage so I reckon it'll be okay then... funny you saying that about the separation into (off-ish yellow iirc?) liquid and the paste - I was doing a build for a friend a few years back and they had brand new stuff and it was like that. Could have been on the shelf in the shop for a while I guess?

It's only a 1200 - second build. New Evo 212 though.
 
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